Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Roof (mián) Entry: Qin Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 19 Page 293, Entry 06 In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Qin is the ancient form of the character for kin. See the entry for the character kin at nine strokes under this radical for details. In the Stone Inscriptions of the Qin Dynasty (Qin Shike Wen), it appears in the phrase reaching far and wide. Xu Dun gives the pronunciation as qin xun. It is also written in the form for kin. Furthermore, in the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced lin. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), it is pronounced lin. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is defined as to arrive. In the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it is defined as the appearance of an empty house.